Original 19th Century U.S. “Ships in a Bottle” Maritime Folk Art made with Bristol’s Sarsaparilla Bottle German Ordnance The rim is marked with

The rim is marked with serial number

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cloth BEVO HJ cap insignia to the front and the stitches to a now removed oilcloth RZM label inside

but an actual wartime salesman’s sample

Original 19th Century U.S. “Ships in a Bottle” Maritime Folk Art made with Bristol’s Sarsaparilla Bottle German Ordnance The rim is marked withOriginal Item: One of a Kind. Here we have a classic example of maritime folk art: Ships in a bottle! These are always very interesting, as the ships themselves must be designed to fit into the small opening of the bottle, and then are unfolded INSIDE the bottle. All of the positioning and such must be done through the bottle opening, and is a long tedious process, so even simple scenes such as this are a significant time commitment. The two vessels